Our global population has reached 8 billion; now what?

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Population and Sustainability Director at the Center for Biological Diversity, Stephanie Feldstein heads a national program that addresses the connection between human population growth, overconsumption and the wildlife extinction crisis.

Population and Sustainability Director at the Center for Biological Diversity, Stephanie Feldstein said on November 15, 2022, our global population reached 8 billion. Feldstein discussed the pressures on our planet from these increasing numbers and the consumption effects on biodiversity.

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Nell Larson

Co-host of KPCW's This Green Earth.

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Chris Cherniak

Co-host of KPCW's This Green Earth.

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Claire Wiley

Claire is the producer of This Green Earth and a volunteer DJ on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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